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Root Safe to Remove Apps

n5dkj

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Hello, and thanks to all who are working on this phone. I'm a retired PC applications programmer who now teaches high school. I wish I had enough time to participate in the continued process of getting this phone rooted, recovered and rom'ed (R
 
Connections Optimizer can be removed. Some edits to the Phone.apk are needed to remove it from the settings menu. Easy to do with apktool.
 
What other apps are safe to remove does anyone know so we strip this bad boy down?

Using Junkie2100s cwm i was able to remove any unwanted bloat without real worry. Removing the stock file browser apk makes the phone unable to download from stock internet browser btw. Apks removed without any crashes or problems since the first day the cwm was released...

Uninstalled:
Android live wallpapers
Black hole 1.0
Boost zone
Bubbles 1.0
Chrome
Connrctions optimizer
Default wallpaper
Google play books
Google play magazines
Google play movies
Google search
Google secure element massaging
Hangouts
Google +
Live wallpaper picker
Magic smoke wallpaper
Market feedback agent
Maps
Media share
Mobile ID
Music visualization
News&weather
Phase beam 1.0
Qualcomm enhanced
Street view
Talk back
Timer
Swipe
Touchpal keyboard
Touchpal spanish language pack
Voice dialer
World time
Youtube

Frozen:
Google play services
Face unlock
Calander
Calander storage

And there you have it :) all are .apk and have been uninstalled or froze using titanium backup. In theory if u freeze it and dnt notice any flaws in use, its safe to remove.
 
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